Electrician Supervisor

Classification- Electrician Supervisor

Job Status- Full-Time - Permanent WDFW Program- Capital Asset Management Program (CAMP) – Lacey Construction Shop Duty Station- Lacey, Washington – Thurston County

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This role serves as the agency’s electrical expert, leading critical installation, repair, and maintenance work that keeps statewide facilities powered, safe, and efficient.

Working closely with project managers and hatchery teams, you will oversee complex electrical systems, from motors and generators to alarms and distribution panels you will ensure every project stays on scope, time, and budget.

You will also play key role in identifying system needs and shaping both short and long term hatchery operation electrical needs.

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Electrician Supervisor will,

• Supervise electricians, maintenance mechanics and other assigned personnel involved in installing, maintaining, repairing and altering electrical and mechanical systems and equipment.
• Read plans and blueprints, inspect maintenance and installation projects to ensure compliance with local codes, determine scope of work, materials needed and their cost and availability.
• Prepare reports and cost estimates, schedule maintenance, assist in developing projects including determining materials and equipment to project locations and purchases materials.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and other departments to support production needs.
• Respond to after-hours emergencies and support 24/7 facility operations as required.

• Install, modify, maintain and repair interior wiring and cables, connections for electric machines, switches and controls, fuse boxes, breaker panels, distribution and instrument panels, buzzer and bell circuits and power circuits.
• Install, modify, maintain and repair electric motors, equipment and instruments such as motors and generators.
• Inspect electric systems and equipment to detect and correct faulty or worn parts. Inspect electrical systems, check wires, poles, and transformers and keep lines cleared of tree limbs and brush.
• Oversee installation and commissioning of new electrical equipment and systems
• Supervise and perform preventative maintenance of electrical equipment and standby generators.
• Perform electrical and mechanical inspection/testing to identify failing equipment or loss of efficiency.
• Maintain testing records to spot trends and schedule repair.

• Supervise and mentor technical and professional level staff to support an effective, motivated team.
• Monitor and inspect work in progress to ensure continuity and timely completion of work.
• Manage personnel issues relating to staff conflicts, absenteeism, performance issues in a positive manner for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
• Participate in team meetings, communicates status of ongoing projects and/or job tasks, and coordinate work schedule with team for the purpose of maintaining open communication.

• Install flow metering devices for water right compliance and pump testing.

• Supervise the design and installation of federal, local, and state funded hatchery facility’s water alarm systems including panels and annunciators, radios, phone dialers, conduit and zone wiring, floats, inductive probes.

• Work is performed primarily at construction sites located on hatchery and wildlife areas, with occasional work in a fabrication shop or office environment.
• Work on uneven terrain, riverbanks, slippery slopes, and other unstable surfaces, entering confined or difficult-to-access spaces,
• Work and drive in inclement weather conditions, including operating motor vehicles in hazardous weather conditions such as snow and ice over mountain passes and on paved and unpaved roads.
• Perform physically demanding tasks such as bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, pushing, pulling, and repetitively lift up to 50 pounds when loading or unloading trucks and moving materials on site
• This position involves working…